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(11-22-2019, 10:06 AM)Handplanesandmore Wrote: One is more useful? I disagree. Apples and oranges. They don't do the same functions at all. Just like a tablesaw is neither more nor less useful than a circular saw.
Simon
A bit of semantics, perhaps but he did not ask which was more useful, but rather which was used more often.
A table saw is used quite often, but if you needed to change a flat tire it would not be useful at all.
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(11-22-2019, 12:07 PM)Cooler Wrote: A bit of semantics, perhaps but he did not ask which was more useful, but rather which was used more often.
I should've been more specific in my post; I was referring to this comment of yours: "I think it [edge sander] is far more useful than a spindle sander."
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(11-22-2019, 12:41 PM)Handplanesandmore Wrote: I should've been more specific in my post; I was referring to this comment of yours: "I think it [edge sander] is far more useful than a spindle sander."
Simon
In the illustration I posted, there is a table at the apex of the belt where there is a spindle of sorts. While you could not sand the inside of a circle with it, you certainly could trace fairly intricate contours.
I have the Ridgid spindle sander, and while id comes with various size spindles, I primarily use the belt.
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This is off track but another form of sander that looks very useful - from Craig Thibodeau's shop in San Diego
https://www.instagram.com/p/B16hoJEhr1t/
Lonnie
P.S. Craig does really nice work and lately has been specializing in puzzle cabinets. His website is
www.CTFineFurniture.com. I highly recommend his book on veneering.
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(11-22-2019, 04:12 PM)Mr Eddie Wrote: This is off track but another form of sander that looks very useful - from Craig Thibodeau's shop in San Diego
https://www.instagram.com/p/B16hoJEhr1t/
Lonnie
P.S. Craig does really nice work and lately has been specializing in puzzle cabinets. His website is www.CTFineFurniture.com. I highly recommend his book on veneering.
Would love that sander for my current Tumi Ishi block project.
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A drum sander would get more use in my shop.
I did need a larger spindle sander recently, and figured out how to use my Lathe for spindle sanding on the cheap.
You can see how here:
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I’m evidently in the minority here but I use my spindle sander WAY more than my drum sander.
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I have the Rigid and really like it. I did give in to a Oscillating Handheld Spindle Sander with a 15% discount on Eagle America. Have not used it yet, looks like the Triton. It came with the table clamps too. It was quite a bit cheaper than the Triton. Dan
